Why this Kolaveri over Promotion Quota Bill ?

For several days the Promotion Quota Bill has troubled the functioning of Parliament. The Self Declared Messiah of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Mayawati wants it to be passed it at any cost so that she could lure back her traditional vote bank, which has scattered away from her during her 5 year old tenure in UP.

The Question is for how long would we have this quota system?  Already 50 percents of Jobs are reserved under this system.

The promotion in any organization depends solely on the performance of employees irrespective of anycaste and creed. Then why this sudden pressure on Government to pass this bill?

The Bill has been brought up by Mayawati, who herself spent over Rs 1000 Crores of public money in constructing her statues and other memorials in the Uttar Pradesh. And now, devoid of any Developmental Issues, Mayawati has played her old Coin of Caste based Politics, to gain Political perks.

The bill is being opposed only by Samajwadi Party which feels that Other Backward Castes are alienated in the bill.

No other party has raised any objection against this. The Main Opposition BJP speaks so feebly that it becomes unclear whether it is in favor or against the bill.

Rest, Congress is too cautious not to take any step which would affect its Votebank. The situation now is that if anyone brings a bill for 90 percent reservation in Government jobs, not a single party would oppose it.

No doubt, several organization are raising their voice against it, but in India only the voice of Politicians are heard, who are too careful not to speak against it.

Over 18 lakh Uttar Pradesh government employees went on a flash strike after the bill on reservations in promotion in government jobs was tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

The strike came hours after the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government introduced the constitution amendment bill, seeking quotas in promotions for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe.

I can surely predict that very soon several politically inspired Organizations would come down on the streets if the Bill is not passed and several sponsored Intellectuals would come up with logic rubbishing any disadvantages of the bill, which would force the  Congress led UPA Government to clear its stand which undoubtedly would be in favor of the Bill.

In a country like ours, no Political party has time to speak on matters like why Afzal Guru is not hanged or Inflation (which is highest in 50 years!) Perhaps these issues wont fetch them any votes.

Thousands of Farmers have committed suicide in Western and Central India, no Bill was tabled to compensate those Farmers or to grant their loans off.

The problem is that Party Over Country and Caste over State culture is too much prevalent in India. Common people get united when the caste issues come up. He is backward and she is forward, mentality is still dwelling in the minds of mango people, an indication of Mental Slavery which is prevalent past 1000 years.

I cannot see any solution to it , except for raising voice against this Anti-National Bill

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